8350 Power Consumption

[AMDforME]

Things seem to have improved a bit...
I see up to 15-20% reduction in power consumption on FX-83xx series parts since the launch
The average seems to be around 11%.

Maybe the chip fairies have been working overtime

GloFo's 32nm process is pretty well refined. They have 28nm running and 20nm and 14nm enroute. These will all provide additonal power savings, though 125w TDP under full load at default values isn't an issue for most folks. Lower is always nice but not a deal breaker for most people, especially considering most PCs are under full load for only a small percentage of time in typical use other than stress testing, looking form Primes, etc.

[mongoled]

Well here are my results to add to Daveburt714 thread.

All power saving options enabled in bios.

Check sig for rig details (watercooled etc).

I havnt figured out what is going on with the voltages.

HWMonitor / CPU-Z show no change when the multiplier drops.

AMD Overdrive, shows changes, but the voltages are incorrect.

If anybody has any ideas on what I can do to get the correct voltages (excluding using a DMM let me know).

Idle 2.2Ghz



Idle 5Ghz



Prime Full Load



Dont think I will be keeping the 5Ghz as 24/7 settings, as its not prime95 stable (IBT / OCCT are OK) as power consumption is huge